Lamine Dieng

Mouhamadou Lamine Dieng (born 30 October 1950), is a Senegalese actor, musician, choreographer, speaker, and debater.[1][2] He is best known for the roles in the television serials, Två bröder emellan, Äkta människor and The Dog Trick.[3]

Lamine Dieng
Born
Mouhamadou Lamine Dieng

(1950-10-30) 30 October 1950
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
OccupationActor, musician, choreographer
Years active1986–present

Personal life

He was born on 30 October 1950 in Dakar, Senegal.[4] He began his career as a bank clerk in Senegal. However, at the age of 25, he met a Swedish woman. They moved to Småland.[5]

Career

After moving to Byholma, he started his acting career. In 1986, he acted in the play Negerns och hundarnas kamp.[5] In 1997, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film Välkommen till festen. Since then, he made several supportive contributions to both cinema and television with some notable roles in Beck, Breaking Out, S:t Mikael: Traumaenheten, In Bed with Santa and Skärgårdsdoktorn.

In 2019, he acted in the Tunisian film While We Live directed by Dani Kouyaté. The film received critics acclaim and screened in several film festivals. The film later won award for the Best Film by an African Living Abroad at Africa Movie Academy Awards, Lagos, Nigeria.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1997Välkommen till festenMiriam's FatherFilm
1997BeckTorped 2TV Series
1999Breaking OutKostasFilm
1999S:t Mikael: TraumaenhetenJespers farTV Series
1999In Bed with SantaBusschaufförFilm
2000SkärgårdsdoktornDr. BareseTV Series
2001En fot i gravenBerryTV Series
2002Svenska slutUrandödenTV Series
2002The Dog TrickTaxi driverFilm
2002SkeppsholmenMiltonTV Series
2004Två bröder emellanKim DiopTV Movie
2004Popular MusicKambuneFilm
2008HabibParis PappaTV Series
2012A SocietyFatherShort film
2013Familjen Holstein-GottorpMr. NichimbiTV Series
2014Äkta människorNuruTV Series
2016While We LiveModuFilm

References
  1. Radio, Sveriges. "Lamine Dieng - Vinter 2008 - Sommar & Vinter i P1". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Lamine Dieng - SFdb". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Rankly". rankly.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Nyfikenhet driver Dieng". allehanda.se (in Swedish). 28 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. "Sweden's While We Live awarded an "African Oscar"". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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